Bradenton Teen Reported Missing, Endangered

BRADENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents for help locating a missing 18-year-old.

According to the agency, the Tonikia Poag of Bradenton walked out Bayshore High School around 7:30 a.m. May 4. She took off “after texting family and friends she couldn’t take it anymore,” an email from the sheriff’s office said.

Poag was spotted around 11:30 a.m. in the 500 block of 57th Avenue East, but hasn’t been seen since.

Deputies say Poag was last wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt and black spandex pants. She was carrying a leopard print backpack.

Anyone who sees her or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 941-747-3011.

Photo courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office